The other day, the famous Budweiser Clydesdales paraded through our nearby town, delivering beer to restaurants and bars in downtown Loveland. The Budweiser brewery near us was completed 25 years ago, and there is a stable there for the hitch of Clydesdales, but they are seldom seen in this area because they are on tour so much of the time.











They were hitched up in the Safeway parking lot, and a lot of folks turned out to observe. The crowd was quiet and respectful, snapping pictures and chatting quietly.

The eight horses were unloaded one at a time, given a brushing to touch up their finery. There were ribbons tied to their manes and even a little fan thing on the top of their tails that were tucked up and tied. The clomping of their large hooves on the trailer floor was really something to hear.

Then, each horse was hitched to the wagon, and the first ones waited very patiently until the whole hitch of eight of was completed. Then, the Dalmation, Chips, came out of the accessory truck, and off they went.

By this time we were thirsty, so we stopped at the liquor store on the way home and bought some beer.